"Blake" meaning in English

See Blake in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /bleɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Blake.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Blakes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪk Etymology: A surname derived from either English black, from Old English blæc (“black”) or from Old English blāc (“pale, fair, shining, white”), or as an anglicisation of Irish Ó Bláthmaic. Etymology templates: {{cog|en|black}} English black, {{der|en|ang|blæc||black}} Old English blæc (“black”), {{der|en|ang|blāc||pale, fair, shining, white}} Old English blāc (“pale, fair, shining, white”), {{der|en|ga|Ó Bláthmaic}} Irish Ó Bláthmaic Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Blake (countable and uncountable, plural Blakes)
  1. (countable) A surname.
    An English surname transferred from the nickname.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Blake-en-name-4Y6CsfNn Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 6 23 23 21 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 5 31 31 14
  2. (countable) A surname.
    A surname from Irish.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Blake-en-name-vTOVDzk8 Categories (other): English surnames
  3. (countable) A unisex given name
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Blake-en-name-qqm4MgZS Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 6 3 43 43 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 6 23 23 21 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 5 31 31 14
  4. (countable) A unisex given name
    (rather rare) A female given name transferred from the surname.
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names, English unisex given names
    Sense id: en-Blake-en-name-ENERTSWC Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 6 3 43 43 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 6 23 23 21 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 5 31 31 14
  5. An unincorporated community in Owsley, Kentucky, United States Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Blake-en-name-e5WVWZjZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 6 23 23 21 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 20 5 31 31 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Blakean, Blake Basin, Blake Island, Blake River, Blake Village

Inflected forms

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